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Science/Tech

Big turnaround at iOCO

Tuesday at 09:22 AM, via MyBroadband

The company says its strategic reset in 2024 is starting to bear fruit.

Water Menus Gain Traction as Restaurants Seek Non-Alcoholic Revenue Streams

Tuesday at 08:25 AM, via Slashdot

Premium bottled water is emerging as restaurants’ answer to declining alcohol consumption as establishments offer curated water menus featuring bottles priced up to $25.70. La Popote in Cheshire has introduced a seven-water selection ranging from $6.75 Peak District spring water to $25.70 Portuguese Vidago, served in wine glasses at room temperature. Water sommelier Doran Binder, who created...

Eskom solar rules lie

Tuesday at 06:59 AM, via MyBroadband

Eskom continues to mislead the public regarding the legality of its onerous solar power system registration rules.

Google Says Gmail Security Alert Claims Are False

Tuesday at 06:20 AM, via Slashdot

Google denied claims Monday that it had issued a security warning to Gmail users about a major vulnerability. The company stated that recent reports claiming a broad Gmail security alert were “entirely false.” Google said its email service blocks more than 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts from reaching users’ inboxes.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

RFK Jr and the chaos at the CDC – podcast

Tuesday at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

It’s been a dramatic week at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the space of seven days, the agency’s head was sacked and replaced by an interim head, four senior staff members resigned, and existing staff took to the streets to express support for their ousted leaders. To understand how everything unfolded and what it could mean for the health of Americans, science...

85% of College Students Report AI Use

Tuesday at 04:00 AM, via Slashdot

College students have integrated generative AI into their academic routines at an unprecedented scale as 85% report usage for coursework in the past year, according to new Inside Higher Ed survey data. The majority employ AI tools for brainstorming ideas, seeking tutoring assistance, and exam preparation rather than wholesale academic outsourcing. Only 25% admitted using AI to complete...

Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can New Zealand vaccinate its rare species before bird flu gets to them?

Tuesday at 04:00 AM, via The Guardian

In the last continent to remain untouched by the virus, hopes are being pinned on immunisation as migration season approaches

It is easy to imagine how it could happen. A petrel, flying east from the Indian Ocean at the end of the Austral winter, makes landfall at New Zealand’s southern Codfish Island/Whenua Hou. Tired from its long journey, the petrel seeks refuge in the burrow of a green...

US Tourism Suffers 8.2% Decline

Tuesday at 02:15 AM, via Slashdot

International tourism to the United States faces an unprecedented 8.2% decline in 2025, with the World Travel and Tourism Council projecting a $12.5 billion loss in visitor spending — the only decline among 184 economies analyzed. Canadian visitors, traditionally comprising 28% of international arrivals, have dropped by approximately 25% through July. Seattle tour operators report 30-50% fewer...

Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs

Tuesday at 01:13 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Speaking to The Logan Bartlett Show on Friday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the use of AI agents had enabled him to “rebalance” his headcount in the customer support division by trimming 4,000 jobs. “I’ve reduced it from 9,000 head to about 5,000 because I need less heads,” Benioff said. Benioff called the first eight months of 2025, during which an...

Three-minute test helps identify people at greater risk of Alzheimer’s, trial finds

Tuesday at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Test detects memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s long before typical diagnosis, raising possibility of earlier drug intervention

A three-minute brainwave test can detect memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease long before people are typically diagnosed, raising hopes that the approach could help identify those most likely to benefit from new drugs for the condition.

In a small trial,...

EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says

Monday at 21:15 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The European Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit to strengthen resilience against GPS interferences and will improve capabilities to detect it, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Monday. His remarks followed an incident on Sunday in which the GPS system aboard European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft...

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